Virginia State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Black Crappie**4 lbs. 14 oz.Lake Conner04-08-1967E. L. Blackstock
Black Crappie4 lbs. 10 oz.Private Pond04-24-1994Justin Elliott
Blue Catfish143 lbs.Buggs Island Lake06-18-2011Richard “Nick” Anderson
Bluegill Sunfish**4 lbs. 8 oz.Private Pond02-07-1970Thomas E. Jones
Bowfin**17 lbs. 8 oz.Chickahominy Lake11-14-1964E. C. Cutright
Bowfin16 lbs. 8 oz.Lake Cahoon10-17-2004John Plyler, Jr.
Brook Trout5 lbs. 15 oz.Cub Run03-12-2019Thomas Garth
Brown Trout**18 lbs. 11 oz.Smith River06-22-1979William W. Nease
Brown Trout14 lbs. 12 oz.South Fork Holston05-24-1990Mike Perkins
Common Carp49 lbs. 4 oz.Lake Prince06-25-1986Jeff Graham
Chain Pickerel**7 lbs. 12 oz.Douthat Lake01-26-1974Glenn C. Williams
Chain Pickerel7 lbs. 10 oz.Lake Shawnee12-31-1996R. L. White
Channel Catfish**32 lbs.Lake Chesdin04-28-1980Hugh Wyatt
Channel Catfish31 lbs. 8 oz.Rappahannock River10-02-1992Sue Stanley
Coho Salmon**8 lbs. 12 oz.Philpott Reservoir12-27-1971Melvin Chilton
Fallfish3 lbs. 9 oz.Cowpasture River05-06-2022Josh D. Dolin
Flathead Catfish68 lbs. 12 oz.Lake Smith05-25-2018Jeffrey E. Dill
Freshwater Drum29 lbs. 6 oz.Buggs Island Lake03-26-2018Del Pool
Gar25 lbs. 2 oz.Lake Prince05-28-1987Roger Beaver
Hybrid Striped Bass15 lbs. 13 oz.Claytor Lake03-16-2016Don Jessie
Lake Trout**5 lbs. 6 oz.Philpott Reservoir07-06-1966Arthur A. Conner
Largemouth Bass16 lbs. 4 oz.Connor Lake05-20-1985Richard Tate
Muskie (including Tiger)45 lbs. 8 oz.New River06-01-2007Shannon Hill
Northern Pike31 lbs. 4 oz.Motts Run Reservoir07-24-1994George Wood
Rainbow Trout14 lbs. 7 oz.Greers Pond06-28-1993Michael Lowe
Redear Sunfish4 lbs. 12 oz.Private Pond04-28-1986Michael Mills
Roanoke Bass2 lbs. 9 oz.Western Branch Reservoir05-28-2005Harry G. Swauger
Rock Bass2 lbs. 2 oz.Laurel Bed Lake05-17-1986Larry Ball
Sauger**5 lbs. 8 oz.South Holston Lake07-02-1972R. Stallard
Sauger3 lbs.Clinch River04-24-2010Ronald C. Davis
Saugeye6 lbs. 0 oz.Staunton River09-23-2022Michael Miller
Smallmouth Bass8 lbs. 1 oz.New River03-12-2003Donald S. Eaton, Jr.
Spotted Bass**6 lbs. 10 oz.Flannagan Reservoir03-31-1976Joe Jett Friend
Spotted Bass4 lbs. 12 oz.Claytor Lake01-01-2020Cliffton Joel Hamilton
Striped Bass53 lbs. 7 oz.Leesville Reservoir03-16-2000James B. Davis
Walleye**22 lbs. 8 oz.New River08-20-1973Roy G. Barrett
Walleye15 lbs. 15 oz.New River12-15-2000Anthony P. Duncan
White Bass6 lbs. 13 oz.Lake Orange07-31-1989Ron Sprouse
White Catfish7 lbs. 6 oz.Western Branch Reservoir03-24-1992Thomas Elkins
White Perch3 lbs. 2 oz.Private Pond06-13-2012Beau McLaughlin
Yellow Perch3 lbs.Flannagan Reservoir03-08-2010George Mullins
** Denotes record fish was caught before using new State Record Fish Rules adopted in 1985.

State Archery Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Blue Catfish68 lbs. 14 oz.Rappahannock River10-20-2022Josh Bailey
Bowfin10 lbs. 12 oz.Chickahominy River07-31-2016Patrick Pendergrass
Carp**60 lbs.Private Pond07-05-1970Ben Topham
Common Carp45 lbs. 7 oz.Claytor Lake10-15-2016Hae Kim
Gar23 lbs. 0 oz.Pamunkey River08-13-2021Shawn Kennedy
Goldfish3 lbs. 9 oz.Hunting Creek (City of Alexandria)05-22-2021Jeremy Fortner
Flathead Catfish48 lbs. 0 oz.Belmont Bay10-16-2022Richard V. Hayden, Jr.
** Denotes record fish was caught before using new State Record Fish Rules adopted in 1985.